Spring Mitzvah Fair Recap at SOS Children’s Village | Neshamah Institute
Our Spring Mitzvah Fair gave Neshamah families a kind of afternoon that is the essence of who we are: a community that Jewish values put…
Judaism has always been a team sport. These are the stories of what happens when the Neshamah community rolls up its sleeves together: cooking side by side for neighbors in need, spending an afternoon with foster kids who light up when someone shows up for them, delivering Thanksgiving meals to elderly residents who weren’t expecting a knock at the door, and bringing real human connection to individuals experiencing homelessness. These aren’t projects. They’re moments when our values go out into the world, and when showing up together makes us a strong spiritual community.
Our Spring Mitzvah Fair gave Neshamah families a kind of afternoon that is the essence of who we are: a community that Jewish values put…
This month, the Neshamah Cooking Crew looked a little different. Instead of our usual crew of community members, our kitchen was filled with members of…
There Are Kids Right Here Who Need Us Twelve miles from Boca Raton. Twenty minutes from Delray Beach. On a campus in Coconut Creek that…
A Morning That Feels Different Let me tell you what a Spring Mitzvah Fair morning looks like. Not the philosophical version. The practical, on-the-ground version.…
The Kids Are Right Here When we started planning the Spring Mitzvah Fair, the most important question wasn’t logistical. It was moral. Who do we…
The Phrase We Use Without Thinking Tikkun olam. Repair the world. You see it on fundraising materials. You hear it at B’nai Mitzvah services. It…
More Than a Checklist If you’ve been through a B’nai Mitzvah preparation process, or even just heard about one, you’ve probably encountered the phrase ‘mitzvah…
Seven people. Three extra large vegetable lasagnes. One enormous fruit salad. And a whole lot of heart. The Neshamah Cooking Crew gathered in the kitchen…